Sehubungan dengan nama tred itu, rakan kongsi menyerahkan dokumen sokongan.

Yes, it is quite formal. Sehubungan dengan means something like in relation to, with regard to, or concerning.

It is common in:

• official letters
• business writing
• legal or administrative contexts

In everyday speech, people might more often use:

• tentang = about
• mengenai = regarding
• berkaitan dengan = related to

So this sentence sounds more official than casual.

Yes, that is the safest approach.

Even though it is related to the idea of hubung = connection/relation, learners usually understand it best as a set phrase meaning regarding or in connection with.

So instead of translating each piece separately every time, it is better to recognize:

• sehubungan dengan + noun phrase

Example:

• Sehubungan dengan permohonan itu = regarding that application
• Sehubungan dengan nama tred itu = regarding that trade name

Because in Malay, demonstratives such as ini and itu usually come after the noun.

So:

• nama tred itu = that trade name
• dokumen ini = this document
• rumah itu = that house

This is different from English, where this and that come before the noun.

Nama tred means trade name.

A few useful notes:

• nama = name
• tred is a Malay spelling based on English trade

This is business or legal vocabulary. It is not always the same as:

• jenama = brand
• nama syarikat = company name

So nama tred specifically points to a trade name used in commerce.

It can be either, depending on context.

Rakan kongsi means partner or business partner, but Malay often does not force you to mark singular vs plural as clearly as English does.

So:

• rakan kongsi can mean a partner
• rakan kongsi can also mean partners, if the context makes that clear

If someone wants to make the plural extra explicit, they might say:

• rakan-rakan kongsi

But very often Malay leaves that unstated.

This is a very important difference.

• menyerahkan = to hand over, submit, deliver something
• menyerah = to surrender, give up, give in

So in this sentence, menyerahkan dokumen sokongan means submitted supporting documents or handed over supporting documents.

The root is serah. With meN-...-kan, it becomes a verb that normally takes an object:

• menyerahkan dokumen
• menyerahkan borang
• menyerahkan laporan

So menyerahkan is the correct form here because something is being submitted.

Here, -kan helps form a transitive verb, meaning a verb that acts on an object.

Compare:

• menyerah = to surrender
• menyerahkan sesuatu = to hand over something

So the pattern is:

• verb + object

In this sentence:

• menyerahkan = submitted / handed over
• dokumen sokongan = the thing being submitted

That is why -kan is important here.

Because Malay usually puts the main noun first and the describing word after it.

So:

• dokumen sokongan = supporting documents
• literally, something like documents support

This is normal Malay noun phrase order.

Other similar patterns:

• surat rasmi = official letter
• kad pengenalan = identity card
• bahan rujukan = reference material

English often puts the describing word first, but Malay usually puts it after the noun.

Malay often does not mark plural if the meaning is already clear from context.

So:

• dokumen sokongan can mean a supporting document
• or supporting documents

If a speaker or writer wants to be very explicit, they can say:

• dokumen-dokumen sokongan

But in normal usage, repeating the noun is often unnecessary.

This is very common in Malay, and English speakers often notice it quickly because English usually requires a clear singular or plural form.

The sentence can be broken down like this:

• Sehubungan dengan nama tred itu = introductory phrase, giving the topic or context
• rakan kongsi = subject
• menyerahkan = verb
• dokumen sokongan = object

So the core clause is:

• Rakan kongsi menyerahkan dokumen sokongan. = The partner/partners submitted supporting documents.

The first phrase simply adds the idea:

• regarding that trade name
• in relation to that trade name

The comma separates the introductory phrase from the main clause.

So:

• Sehubungan dengan nama tred itu, = introductory context
• rakan kongsi menyerahkan dokumen sokongan. = main statement

In formal writing, this comma is helpful and natural. It makes the sentence easier to read.

Without the comma, the sentence would still usually be understandable, but the formal written version with the comma is better.

Because Malay does not have articles like English a, an, and the.

Instead, definiteness is often shown by:

• context
• word order
• demonstratives such as ini and itu

In this sentence:

• nama tred itu is clearly definite because of itu = that trade name

But:

• rakan kongsi
• dokumen sokongan

do not need article words in Malay. English translations must choose whether to say a, the, or nothing, based on context.